Programme Manager
Job summary
We are seeking a passionate, enthusiastic and experienced Project Manager to work as part of our Project Management team. This will involve working with partners across the system to improve outcomes within cancer services across Liverpool and wider across Cheshire and Merseyside
The post holder will have a key role in supporting University Hospitals Liverpool Group in the development of a Quality Assurance Framework for Cancer Multi Disciplinary Teams (MDT), building strong relationships with stakeholders to support the MDT optimisation workstream of the Trusts cancer imrpovement programme.
Working with new and established clinical leadership forums, local partners and patients is key to the role. Our core project team needs additional enthusiastic and skilled people to help us in delivering best practice, value, experience and outcomes for patients. The Project Manager post is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is passionate about improving cancer services and reducing health inequalities. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who have the skills and motivation to join a busy and energetic team.
The base for this vacancy will be Aintree Univerity Hospital with an expectation to travel to sites across the UHLG footprint and the wider Chshire and Merseyside region.
Main duties of the job
Project manage the delivery of the organisation's approach to a local cancer specific quality assurance framework, taking into consideration previous national requirements and also current national programmes such as GIRFT.
Develop and standardise cancer MDT Quality Measures and improve consistency of the application of quality measures for cancer MDT's across the organisation
Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) along with educational tools to guide data capture, submission, and reporting
Collaborate closely with clinical cancer leads, lead tumour site CNS's and corporate cancer team to support evidenced based standards of care to drive efficiency of MDT's
Ensure the alligment of the cancer assurance framework with the organisational objectives and values
Ensure sustainability through the development of MDT quality assurance tool kit
Incorporate cancer patient experience liaising with stakeholders such as patients and carers
Liaises with relevent stakeholders across Cheshire and Merseyside system to develop agreed local and regional Quality Assurance Framework for tertiary specialist cancer MDT's
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Effective planning, implementation, delivery & monitoring of the Cancer quality assurance framework and cancer MDT optimisation workstream
Producing accurate and well structures project documentation
Reporting project progress to senior management and advising on options to address project issues as they arise
Risk identification, reporting and management.
Data analysis, interpretation and communication of results and propose recommendations using project management methodology.
Monitoring and managing the delivery of projects against targets
Support operational teams in the identification and development of benefits realisation portfolio project plans, milestones and risks
To benchmark and review external guidance in order to deliver projectoutcomes that are effective, meet the service need and deliver assurance andestablished targets
To ensure the contributions and perspectives of all staff are heard, valued and influence decision making across the benefits realisation portfolio
To deliver presentations to staff groups at all levels on progress within the projects including, where appropriate, delivering training on changes to practice/new ways of working
The post holder will be required to have regular contact with internal and external stakeholders on a range of projects as governance lead
Contribute to writing and implementing Trust wide policies and SOPs that impact inown area of responsibility
Ensure that robust governance structures are in place as part of any project plan
Identify training and development requirements and develop plans to ensure that these are met as appropriate
Contribute to risk registers where project risks need to be escalated.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Relevant first degree or equivalent experience
- Programme management to post graduate diploma level
- Formal change management qualification e.g. Prince 2
- Formal quality / improvement qualification or equivalent QI experience in a business environment
Experience
- Demonstrable competence and experience of working in a Quality Improvement environment, including the application of: - Project Management - Facilitation Skills - Change Management - Process Mapping
- Demonstrable experience and working knowledge of project /programme management, financial implications and improvement methodologies and the ability to apply them in clinical settings, working with different staff groups at all levels within the organisation.
- Supporting service change within complex service environment.
- Experience of working with clinical staff and operational teams
- Experience of working in partnership with teams across the Trust
- Understanding of outcome measures and key performance indicators within the NHS
- Understanding and knowledge of clinical pathways
- Substantial experience of providing improvement support to a series of complex, large inter-related projects
- Substantial experience of using Microsoft Office applications
- Working with colleagues at all levels including senior clinicians
- Working on unfamiliar topics requiring rapid assimilation of new technical knowledge
- Experience of delivering change management initiatives
- Analyses of non-routine data, interpretation and resolution
- Experience off affecting change in an organisation
- Analyses of non-routine data, interpretation and resolution
- Teaching and presentation skills
- Experience of working in a NHS environment
- A good understanding of the application of information and IT systems to support patient care
Knowledge
- Specialist knowledge and in-depth experience of working in a quality improvement
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Experience of dealing with and communicating highly complex, highly sensitive and highly contentious information to large groups of Staff or Public
- Negotiation, motivation and influencing skills
- Ability to present project management techniques and tools
- Ability to discuss quality improvement with non-technical users
- Ability to delivery presentations to a large audience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Aintree University Hospital
Lower lane
Fazakerley
L9 7AL
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/